What is a big project?
SEAFOODplus project has:
• 70 participating institutes/industries
• 20 projects
• Total budget 44 mio. euro
• Grant applied for: 26 mio. euro
• Proposal submitted 15 April 2003
• Granted July 2003: 14,4 mio. euro
SEAFOODplus project - concept
ORGANISATION SEAFOODPLUS
General assembly
Coordinator
Torger Børresen, DIFRES
Management Secretariat
All partner institutions
and
industry participants
Jim Codd, ReCos
Jette Donovan Jensen, DIFRES
Council
Coordinator chairs the council
RTD team
Gertjan Schaafsma, TNO
Karen Brunsø, MAPP
David Lees, CEFAS
Joop Luten, RIVO
Børge Damsgaard, NIFA
Erling Larsen, DIFRES
ITD team
Maria Leonor Nunes, IPIMAR
Mercedes Careche, CSIC
Lucay Han-Ching, IFREMER
Jörg Oehlenschläger, FRCF
Sjöfn Sigurgisladottir, IFL
Begoña Perez Villareal, AZTI
SEAFOODplus RTD team
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
RTD-pillar
NIFA, NO5
RIVO, NL 4
RTD-pillar
CEFAS, UK3
RTD-pillar
MAPP, DK 2
RTD-pillar
RTD-pillar
TNO, NL 1
RTD-pillar 5
team
RTD-pillar 4
team
RTD-pillar 3
team
RTD-pillar 2
team
RTD-pillar 1
team
Seafood from
aquaculture
source
Seafood from
source to
product
Seafood safety,
risk-benefit
analysis
Seafood and
consumer
well-being
Traceability & authenticity Coordinator: DIFRES, DK
Seafood and
human nutrition
SEAFOODplus ITD team
Coordinator
Lucay Han-Ching
ITD-pillar
5
IFREMER, FR
ITD-pillar 1
team
Communication
to
Industry,
Consumer and
Public
administration;
Socio-economic,
ethical and
gender
aspects.
Coordinator
Maria
Leonor Nunes
ITD-pillar
4
IPIMAR, PT
ITD-pillar 2
team
Advanced
training
activity;
Human
Resource
and
Mobility;
Marie Curie
fellowships;
Networks.
Coordinator
AZTI, ES3
ITD-pillar
Coordinator
Sjöfn
Sigurgisladottir
ITD-pillar
2
IFL, IS
ITD-pillar 3
team
SME;
Demonstration.
ITD-pillar 4
team
Technology
transfer;
Creation of
new
business
activities.
Coordinator
Begona PerezVillareal
AZTI, ES
IPP, Coordinator: Mercedes Careche, CSIC, ES
Coordinator
FRCF, DE1
ITD-pillar
ITD-pillar 5
team
Dissemination.
Coordinator
Jörg
Oehlenschläger
FRCF, DE
Projects in RTD pillar 1
“Seafood and human nutrition”
1. Gastro-inetestinal health with special emphasis on
reduction of risk of colon cancer and inflammatory
disease (Fishgastro)
2. Health of young European families and fish
consumption (Young)
3. Metabolism of n-3 fatty acids and heart disease
(Metaheart)
Projects in RTD pillar 2
“Seafood and consumer behaviour and well being”
1. Seafood consumption: Explaining attitudes, preferences and
eating habits across consumer segments in Europe
(Consurvey)
2. Improved seafood sensory quality for consumers
(Seafoodsense)
3. Seafood information and communication: Assessment of
consumer’s needs for seafood information and development
of effective seafood communication (Sea-infocom)
4. Consumer evaluation and willingness to buy convenience and
tailor-made seafood products (Conevaluate)
Projects in RTD pillar 3
“Seafood safety”
1. Development of standard reference methods for
hepatitis A virus and Norovirus in bivalve molluscan
shellfish (Refhepa)
2. Reduction of risk in shellfish harvesting areas (Redrisk)
3. Seafood: Enhanced assessment of bacterial associated
contamination (Seabac)
4. Biogenic amines in seafood – assessment and
management consumer exposure (Biocom)
Projects in RTD pillar 4
“Seafood from source to consumer product”
1. High-added value functional seafood products for human
health from seafood byproducts by innovative mild
processing (ProPepHealth)
2. Hurdle technology, including minimal processing, to ensure
quality and safety of convenience seafood (Hurdletech)
3. Preventing seafood lipid oxidation and texture softening to
maintain healthy components and quality of seafood
(Lipidtext)
4. Consumer driven development of innovative tailor-made
seafood products to improve health of consumers (Conprod)
Projects in RTD pillar 5
“Seafood from aquaculture”
1. Physiology and genetics of seafood quality
traits (Bioqual)
2. Ethical quality traits in farmed fish: The
role of husbandry practices and
aquaculture production systems (Ethiqual)
Projects in RTD pillar 6
Projects Traceability (horizontal)
•
•
•
Apply new methodology introducing
principles of Good Traceability Practice
(Methods)
Implementation (Implem)
Validation (Valid)
ITD pillar 3
Demonstration and SMEs
‘From technology development to technology transfer’
Main objectives
1.
To assure proper and wide (many countries, many
SMEs) exploitation of the technology to be transferred
2.
To prepare the platform for the technology transfer of the
technology developed
ITD pillar 3
Demonstration and SMEs
Tasks:
- Creation of a network of facilitators:
Specific EU-SSA and ETI projects contacted for further
integration of SMEs and/or regional-national authorities:
* SMEsforFood: an SSA formed by 19 National Contact
Points and Innovation Relay Centers in 16 countries, inside
and outside EU.
ITD pillar 3
Demonstration and SMEs
Tasks
Common SMEs Profile Form have been created for collecting
data, including the following data:
- Name, address,…
- Organization type and size: nº employees,…
- Description of activity
- Previous experience in EU projects
- Expertise offered
- Expectations
ITD pillar 3
Demonstration and SMEs
Tasks
• Creation of the demonstration plan (6-15 months):
-Demonstration policy.
-Definition of the tasks, rights & responsibilities for the
network structure of facilitators.
-Detail planning of the activities.
-Identification of the expected technology to be transferred.
ITD pillar 3
Demonstration and SMEs
Tasks
•Joint call for proposals and selection of projects and SMEs
(15-18 months):
- Check out of the status of the technology to be
transferred
- Selection of demonstration projects to start in the
next 18 month period
- Define the profiles of the SMEs candidates
needed
- Identify specific skills and future objectives
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Contact ITD pillar 3: SME demonstration:
AZTI Foundation (Spain)
Ms. Begoña Pérez-Villarreal - Ms. Amaia Barrena
E-mail: abarrena@suk.azti.es